Why does the sun lighten our hair, but darken our skin?

Why does the sun lighten our hair but darken our skin?

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    Correction: Skin and hair both contain melanin, but hair is not a living tissue. When the sun hits our skin, the melanin absorbs the UV rays that darken the skin, while the melanin in our hair cannot be regenerated, destroying it, thus making it lighter.

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Because skin has pigmentation, and hair does not.

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